Last month, I wrote a column on Ten Simple Steps for the Dolphins to take in the off-season. Well, it’s time for an update – and a thorough upgrade in some cases. If draftniks get to do several mock drafts each year, so do I. Some points...

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Green Bay Packers' offense bounced back just enough to help them clinch a playoff spot as they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-3 on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.
The Packers rebounded from a 21-13 loss at Buffalo last week but did...

In pressuring Josh McCown on Sunday, the Bears apparently had faith their front seven could overmatch the Buccaneers offensive line.
Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker devised a game plan that was more aggressive than in recent games and reaped the...

Jay Cutler and the Bears can take some shots down the field to target the top of the Buccaneers Cover-2 defense by creating vertical opportunities out of a 3-by-1 formation on the "Seattle" concept.
As shown here, the Bears have their Posse/11 personnel...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had lost five straight games and were just 1-8. However, the host Washington Redskins had no answer for Mike Evans.
The Buccaneers' rookie receiver caught seven passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns as Tampa Bay cruised to a 27-7 rout of the 3-7 Redskins on Sunday.
Evans, the seventh overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, beat safety Ryan Clark and cornerback Bashaud Breeland for a 36-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Josh McCown with 4:36 left in the third quarter....

Eight Ravens didn't practice on Wednesday, including six starters.
The only players not expected to play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, though, are offensive tackle Eugene Monroe, defensive end Chris Canty and defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan.
Monroe is out for at least a month after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery prior to the Ravens' win over the Carolina Panthers, according to a source.
Canty had successful wrist surgery and is out for two to three weeks, barring a setback,...

By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange
PITTSBURGH — Mike Glennon's 5-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson with seven seconds left rallied the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 on Sunday for their first win of the season.
The Buccaneers' hopes for a win seem to end with 1:46 left when Glennon overthrew Jackson, the 6-foot-5 wide receiver, on fourth down with 1:49 left.
However, the Steelers (2-2) were unable to run out the clock and Buccaneers (1-3) drove 46 yards in...

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TAMPA, Fla. -- With starting quarterback Sam Bradford out for the season and backup Shaun Hill nursing a thigh injury all week, the St. Louis Rams put their offense in the hands of Austin Davis, an undrafted free agent who entered the year third on their depth chart.
Davis wasn't spectacular, but he got the job done, leading the Rams to a 19-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.
Trailing by one point with just over five minutes to play, Davis led the Rams (1-1) 71...

TAMPA — The Marketing Plan is all Lovie-Dovie.
Lovie Smith is the next-man-up trying to make Tampa Bay relevant in the NFL. The Bucs have made the playoffs since 2007, when Jon Gruden had that Chuckie vibe going on the sidelines.
Raheem Morris and Greg Schiano were unfit for the job. In comes Smith, a former Bucs assistant and most recently a head coach with the Chicago Bears.
He brings a great deal of professionalism and respect to the locker room. Smith and his team will have a 16-week...

Eli Manning had a disastrous second quarter, and in doing so, put the New York Giants in a deep hole heading into the second half of their game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Manning threw a pair of second-quarter interceptions...